I don't have my manual with me right now but it states taking tranny fuild dexon(?) 3 "GM" rated!? i believe! 01 x-star w/ hurth 1:5:1

There were complaints of noise at idle with some of Hurth's V-drives when they were using ATF, so they recommended people switch to 15W40, same as the engine's oil. Either will work just fine. If you call Hurth today and ask them what you should use in your V-drive, they'll tell you 15W40 engine oil (at least that's what they told my dealer).

Water in ATF looks like a strawberry shake, water in engine oil looks like cafe-au-lait.

i had this today as well. bought the boat this year. was checking the transmission fluid while looking at a few other things for winterizing it and noticed mine was bright yellow. it didnt look separated though it was a single consistency and the boat has sat for a litle over a month now.

If oil that was clear is now opaque and its color is similar to what it would be if the original color was mixed with white, water is in the oil and it was mixed while the engine/transmission was operating. The oil can't actually mix with water, but it can emulsify. This is the same reason mayonnaise is thick and white- it's materials that don't mix, but can become suspended after being agitated vigorously.

You'll need to find where the water got in and repair that before flushing the transmission. Replacing the oil without running it won't take care of the problem- it needs to be run with new oil and you need to make sure no water remains.

i did have waterbuild up in the bildge and was higher then my bildge pump. a ballast pump sleeve split on me. il take a picture of the dipstick and post it up. it dosent look like cafe-au-lait like some guys say it should. it may just be fresh oil and im just paranoid

i did have waterbuild up in the bildge and was higher then my bildge pump. a ballast pump sleeve split on me. il take a picture of the dipstick and post it up. it dosent look like cafe-au-lait like some guys say it should. it may just be fresh oil and im just paranoid

Collect some and look at it- if it looks like new oil, it's OK but if it's cloudy, it has water in it.